Bel Bahadur Shrestha's son Raj Kumar disappeared in 2002.
"No father should have to perform his son's funeral," laments Bel Bahadur." After rumours of his son's death reached the community, Shrestha performed funeral rites for him so as not to be branded as impure by neighbours.
In her grief Raj's mother poisoned herself. But Shrestha has never received an official response from the authorities.